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**Asterisk denotes death involving a police officer or a member of the military serving in that capacity.

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN*

A municipal police officer, Ariel Corpus Prado, 47 years old, was executed while on patrol. His partner was not injured. They had observed a subject acting suspiciously, and on approaching him, they came under attack.

CÓRDOBA, VERACRUZ

The general manager of the newspaper El Buen Tono here has asked the Attorney General to disseminate photos from security tapes when their newspaper offices were attacked and burned. He complains of lack of action by state authorities and a possible cover up, and is asking the investigation be turned over to federal investigators. A week after the fire, the newspapers website was attacked. Many of the employees have resigned out of fear.

MEXICO CITY, DISTRITO FEDERAL

The Mexican Army has announced the arrest of Alfredo Alemán Narváez,known as “El Comandante Alemán”, who was responsible for activities of the Los Zetas in San Luis Potosí. No further information was in the report.

LA CHICAYOTA, SINALOA

Military personnel located a clandestine drug lab on Thursday 11/17, and dismantled it. Seized was – 746 kilograms of methamphetamine and 953 liters of the same drug.
– 175 kilograms of tartaric acid.
– 325 kilograms of caustic soda.
– 150 liters of toluene.
– 150 liters of hydrochloric acid.
– 100 liters of acetone.
– 340 liters of unknown substances.
– Five reactors for the synthesis.
-Various materials for the development of such drugs.

CIUDAD JUÁREZ, CHIHUAHUA

On Thursday afternoon, a group of gunmen shot and killed 3 men in a car at the entrance to an elementary school. It is unknown if there were students present at the school at the time.

SONOYTA, SONORA

The Mexican military on Thursday 11/17 found an abandoned truck near here with 12 tons of marijuana worth about US$18 million. It appeared the truck was abandoned due to military checkpoints.

SAN BLAS, SINALOA*

Thursday afternoon, the municipal police commander of this village was shot and killed. A passerby in another vehicle was wounded. The report says this brings to 81 the total officers at various levels that have been killed this year.

XALISCO, NAYARIT*

The director of the state investigation agency, or AEI, was attacked late Thursday. Guillermo Romero Robles had received a summons to respond and did so with his bodyguards. He was reported to be uninjured, but one bodyguard was killed and several others wounded.

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